Bite mark analysis has no basis in science, experts now say. Why is it still being used in court?

Uranium3006 , 6 months ago

because court is an excuse to use the loophole in the 13th amendment to gather up legal slaves. the whole system is rigged anyhow.

FlyingSquid , 6 months ago

Most forensic “science” is bullshit. Even DNA can read to wrongful convictions.

mozz , 6 months ago

And hair analysis

And arson investigations

FlyingSquid , 6 months ago

So much of it. Blood splatter analysis, voice print analysis, handwriting analysis, a lot of analyses involving firearms, etc.

SnotFlickerman , 6 months ago

Polygraphs, don’t forget polygraphs!

FlyingSquid , 6 months ago

Oh yeah, polygraphs are homeopathy-level bullshit.

BobGnarley , 6 months ago

This is true but AFAIK you cannot use a polygraph test or its findings in court in the United States

vrek , 6 months ago

Witness testimony is also known to be flaky. We are entering a world where video can be faked(probably easy to tell currently if it’s fake but in a few years…).

Short of a confession(which honestly has its own concerns regarding how it was obtained, knowledge of their rights etc) , what are actually good evidence of someone’s guilt?

I can see possession crimes(the officer searched you and found meth hidden inside your sock) or financial (you claimed to have this asset and used it as collateral for a loan but that asset really belonged to your sister’s husband) but for example rape and murder cases what can be used as solid evidence?

PineRune , 6 months ago

Posession crims can easily be planted by the officer or someone else. The current US prison system is based around getting tax money for locking people up, so any evidence will be questionable while that money incentive is in play.

Reverendender , 6 months ago

It also shouldn’t be illegal to have meth in your sock

Jiggle_Physics , 6 months ago

What’s even worse is that there is evidence that people trained to be eye witnesses, like police, actually perform worse than the general population because they over estimate the reliability of their memory due to said training.